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Kosuke Takahashi
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News Miniso shop in Pyongyang could breach UNSC resolutions: Japanese expertFormer PoE member says case is "very serious" for Japanese-Chinese firm Correction: An earlier version of this article said a signing ceremony was held in Pyongyang, this has been amended to China. Miniso, a Uniqlo-style Japanese-Chinese low-cost retail brand which recently opened the first ever foreign brand chain outlet in North Korea, could be in breach of UN Security Council sanctions, a leading Japanese expert told NK News on Thursday. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |